1. Introduction

Weldmetcon values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose your personal information when you visit our website at https://weldmetcon.com.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This policy applies globally, but we pay particular attention to data protection regulations in Norway and the European Union (EU), including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. What Data Do We Collect?

We collect different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

2.1. Usage Data

When you visit our website, we may collect information about how you access and use the site (“Usage Data”). This data may include:

  • Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Browser type and version
  • The pages of our website that you visit
  • The time and date of your visit
  • The time spent on those pages
  • Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

2.2. Personal Data (via Contact Form)

If you use our contact form on the website, we collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us. This typically includes:

  • Email address
  • Any other information you choose to provide in the message field (e.g., name, company, phone number)

3. How We Collect Data

3.1. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies: Used to operate our service.
  • Preference Cookies: Used to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies: Used for security purposes.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

3.2. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information about your use of our website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our service. This data may be shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

4. How We Use Your Data

Weldmetcon uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our website
  • To notify you about changes to our service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our service
  • To monitor the usage of our service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To respond to your inquiries submitted via the contact form
  • For Google Ads advertising purposes (see Section 5 below)

5. Google Ads

We use Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords) to promote our services. Google Ads uses cookies and similar technologies to show our advertisements on other websites based on your past visits to our website. This is a form of remarketing or retargeting.

When you click on a Google Ad that leads to our site, Google may use information about your visit to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and to show you relevant ads in the future.

We do not collect personally identifiable information through Google Ads without your explicit consent.

6. Disclosure of Your Data

We may disclose your personal data in good faith, believing that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of Weldmetcon
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

7. Security of Your Data

The security of your data is important to us. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

9. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Weldmetcon aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • The right to withdraw consent: You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Weldmetcon relied on your consent to process your personal information.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details below.

10. Links to Other Sites

Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, before the change becomes effective, and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

  • By visiting the contact page on our website: https://weldmetcon.com/contact/
  • By email: [info@weldmetcon.com]